The Black Mage Village (Final Fantasy)

[manuscriptreplica]

Apocalypse is a sword for Cloud in VII :confused:

You can draw it from Ultimecia's final form. It does 9999 damage to all enemies

I need help. I recenlty bought FF7 again...and I'm stuck at the part where you fight Hojo. He is constantly putting me to sleep and poisoning me. Any easy way to beat him?

Knights of Round?

Just equip the Ribbon other status preventing accessories. It's a pretty easy fight.

Oh, if you equip counter-attack materia, you can counter his every multi-attack move.

[red barchetta]

I need help. I recenlty bought FF7 again...and I'm stuck at the part where you fight Hojo. He is constantly putting me to sleep and poisoning me. Any easy way to beat him?
if you have a Ribbon, equip it to one character. if you have more than one, equip them to the others (although not very likely). for those who don't have a ribbon equiped, combine the materias 'Hades' and 'add-status' to the armour, to get (nearly) the same effect as Ribbon.

make sure at least one of your characters can use the enemy skill 'Big guard' (learned by manipulating Beach plugs) and use that straight away, you get barrier, m barrier AND haste for all your characters.

then just use your best attacks (ultima, bahamut-zero, limit breaks, 'contain' materia etc.)


anyway, i reccomend everyone here to get this (if you have a GC, that is):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AOEU2K/qid=1129976241/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7344612-8328710?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846

or, for those in the UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AOEU2K/qid=1129976265/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl/202-7526985-8811834

[Pop music sucks]

Oh god all of these memories of playing FFVII in this thread is making me buy the PC version as I post this.

Will it run on XP?

[DeusExMachina]

Oh god all of these memories of playing FFVII in this thread is making me buy the PC version as I post this.

Will it run on XP?
Probably not as well as on an older system. I'd recommend buying the psx version, and then downloading epsxe to run it.

[MAthiAS]

Hey Mathias, did you get your Pod yet?
Nope :upset:
If you allow yourself to learn magic from other classes, calculator is the best class to solo. By far. But if you limit yourself only to abilities directly in class, then monk is best.
Calculator is so broken though, it makes it really boring for me.

I've kind of decided on Samurai, since I've never really used em before. I read up on all these cool challenges at GameFaqs, one sweet one I thought was all mages, Black Mage, White Mage, Oracle, Time Mage, and Summoner in every battle. Straight skill usage.

[DeusExMachina]

Nope :upset:

Calculator is so broken though, it makes it really boring for me.

I've kind of decided on Samurai, since I've never really used em before. I read up on all these cool challenges at GameFaqs, one sweet one I thought was all mages, Black Mage, White Mage, Oracle, Time Mage, and Summoner in every battle. Straight skill usage.
Did you read about that all calculator challenge? That sounds like it would be insane to me. You can only use calculators, and aren't allowed to learn any abilities not directly in the calculator arsenal.

[MAthiAS]

Yeah, I think that'd be too tedious for me though. I like the SSCC and the Double Dare too, and the old school challenge sounds somewhat cool.

[DeusExMachina]

I didn't read a lot of them, what're double dare and old school?

[Shadows]

Calculators are too freaking slow. Each of the enemies gets to move twice before you go once. A speed-boosting accessory is a necessity.

[DeusExMachina]

Calculators are too freaking slow. Each of the enemies gets to move twice before you go once. A speed-boosting accessory is a necessity.
The whole challenge has been done, actually. There's a guide for how to do it on gamefaqs. It's crazy, he talks about spending like an hour making sure your characters are PERFECT. Like, everyone you recruit needs to have just the right brave and faith, and their zodiac sign has to be right, and everything. It's crazy.

[Shadows]

The whole challenge has been done, actually. There's a guide for how to do it on gamefaqs. It's crazy, he talks about spending like an hour making sure your characters are PERFECT. Like, everyone you recruit needs to have just the right brave and faith, and their zodiac sign has to be right, and everything. It's crazy.
Woah, that sounds more hard, tedious work then it would be worth. I'd rather spend the time building up fighters with all kind of insane abilities like a Knight that flies, weilds two Chaos Blades, can't be hit, and jumps all over the place. Calculators are really useful, but only if you can spend the time building up and mastering the spells from lower magic jobs.

[andyhainey]

I need help. I recenlty bought FF7 again...and I'm stuck at the part where you fight Hojo. He is constantly putting me to sleep and poisoning me. Any easy way to beat him?

if you have any, use ribbons, but i dont think you can have 3 by the hojo fight.
use add-ons that protect against poison and sleep, or you can use esuna constantly, also equip barret with deathblow, it works really well if you get a good shot in depending if your lucky or not, also, if you havent already got it, get barrets best weapon on the stairs just as your going to fight hojo. i forget what its called but i think its in a green chest.

is anybody wants to know how to get as many ribbons as you want, just use morph on a tonberry ( i h8 'em) :p

[MAthiAS]

I didn't read a lot of them, what're double dare and old school?
Double Dare you can only have 2 characters, Ramza and a generic, and they can only use main action, support, etc. skills from one job. You can have them both as different jobs though, and they can use 4 action abilities from another job, also of your choice.

Old School you make your party like that of FFI in jobs and whatnot.

[andyhainey]

i have ff1 on a emulator, i coud send you guys ff1-6 if you guys want

[MAthiAS]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=relevant

[red barchetta]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=relevant
:lol:

[andyhainey]

lol :D

[Shadows]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=relevant
Lawl?

[andyhainey]

not decided yet, i went with my instinct

[Happy]

not decided yet, i went with my instinct
What? Now I'm truly confused.

[red barchetta]

not decided yet, i went with my instinct
...

...aaaanyway....

Happy, what school do you go to? my school's in Hertfordshire

[Happy]

...

...aaaanyway....

Happy, what school do you go to? my school's in Hertfordshire
Sheredes senior, it's in East Herts.

[red barchetta]

Sheredes senior, it's in East Herts.
alright. never heard of it before :D

[Shadows]

Hahahahahaha, oh, you crazy English people.

[Happy]

alright. never heard of it before :D
Haha where'd you go? There's a chance I might know it.

[red barchetta]

Haha where'd you go? There's a chance I might know it.
Dame Alice Owen's, in Potters Bar.

[Happy]

Dame Alice Owen's, in Potters Bar.
Don't know the school but Potter's bars about 12 miles away from me.

[andyhainey]

...

...aaaanyway....

Happy, what school do you go to? my school's in Hertfordshire

i dont goto school, i goto acedemy, where is herfordshire?

[red barchetta]

i dont goto school, i goto acedemy, where is herfordshire?
i wasnt asking you :p

[andyhainey]

i wasnt asking you :p


:upset:

[MAthiAS]

Lol.

Halfway through tabbing Bombing Mission. Awesome stuff.

[Happy]

Lol.

Halfway through tabbing Bombing Mission. Awesome stuff.
Cool. Powertab or just normal tab?

[MAthiAS]

Paper and pencil. Lol.

[Shadows]

Good. I like tabs done the old-school method. Powertab and GP always seemed like a pointless waste of time to me.

[Happy]

Paper and pencil. Lol.
haha, the good ol way

Good. I like tabs done the old-school method. Powertab and GP always seemed like a pointless waste of time to me.
Nah, they're good for helping if you can't find the write note duration, tempo ect. and also if you make a mistake you can just highlight and delete. Plus I can't lose it on a computer.

[Shadows]

Nah, they're good for helping if you can't find the write note duration, tempo ect. and also if you make a mistake you can just highlight and delete. Plus I can't lose it on a computer.
True, they can be very helpful, but I felt the uses of it weren't worth the trouble. I rarely play guitar at my computer, so I prefer something I can just print out and take into my room with me. I also prefer to listen to this song and mimick what's being played instead of watching a screen and hoping it's right.

[crag]

True, they can be very helpful, but I felt the uses of it weren't worth the trouble. I rarely play guitar at my computer, so I prefer something I can just print out and take into my room with me. I also prefer to listen to this song and mimick what's being played instead of watching a screen and hoping it's right.
i prefer GP when i want to print stuff out, that way i can listen to it first and know that its correct. Its saved me tons of ink:p

[andyhainey]

me to, its raelly useful :D

[Liberi Fatali]

Do you guys want me to rename this thread the 'Final Fantasy community thread' so that you can discuss the above stuff more without breaking any rules? :p

[MAthiAS]

and also if you make a mistake you can just highlight and delete.
Yeah, those erasers are such a hassle to use.

Ironically I do tab things at my computer now because I don't have a hard copy of the OST's, and my burner is messed. But its infinitely easier to write down tab with a pencil than with a keyboard. Sure its good to figure out the note values, but its not really worth the effort IMO. Plus I can't play MIDI on my comp anyway.

[FlyingPaul_83]

Do you guys want me to rename this thread the 'Final Fantasy community thread' so that you can discuss the above stuff more without breaking any rules? :p


I say sure, but you might wanna ask brum about it.

[Shadows]

Yeah, those erasers are such a hassle to use.

Ironically I do tab things at my computer now because I don't have a hard copy of the OST's, and my burner is messed. But its infinitely easier to write down tab with a pencil than with a keyboard. Sure its good to figure out the note values, but its not really worth the effort IMO. Plus I can't play MIDI on my comp anyway.
Me too. I think the best way is to just set up a word processor with a tab template and fill it in as you figure out the song.

[fatbandit]

I do it by ear and remember it.

:/

:smash:

[Shadows]

I do that too, but it gets difficult when you try to do the entire song or dissect a solo.

[Liberi Fatali]

I say sure, but you might wanna ask brum about it.
I don't mean to sound like a nazi but this isn't a community thread and you guys have been doing a lot of off-topic chit chat. So if I renamed it to the FF community thread you'd be able to talk about off-topic stuff as much as you want while still discussing Final Fantasy.

[Kingofdudes]

Heh, im not surprised this thread is still like this.

[Shadows]

I don't mean to sound like a nazi but this isn't a community thread and you guys have been doing a lot of off-topic chit chat. So if I renamed it to the FF community thread you'd be able to talk about off-topic stuff as much as you want while still discussing Final Fantasy.
I think you might as well. We've been talking like this for so long that trying to get us back on topic would pose quite a challenge.

[Kingofdudes]

I think you might as well. We've been talking like this for so long that trying to get us back on topic would pose quite a challenge.
Thats quite sad really. Oh well.

[Shadows]

Thats quite sad really. Oh well.
I'm not saying we're incapable of talking strictly about Final Fantasy, but it's not hard at all for the topic to turn to something else unrelated. Either way I don't really care.

[andyhainey]

meh, i like the name final fantasy, why change it?

[Liberi Fatali]

meh, i like the name final fantasy, why change it?
It's not really changing the name, just making it so that people can go in here discuss Final Fantasy and other general stuff.

I have had ideas of changing the thread to something like "The Black Mage Village community gathering" and have a permanent Final Fantasy midi song playing in the background. Then I realised that would be both impossible and annoying. :p

[andyhainey]

in your dreams

*dreams about that magnificant idea*

meh, its alright :thumb: :lol: :p

[FlyingPaul_83]

It's not really changing the name, just making it so that people can go in here discuss Final Fantasy and other general stuff.

I have had ideas of changing the thread to something like "The Black Mage Village community gathering" and have a permanent Final Fantasy midi song playing in the background. Then I realised that would be both impossible and annoying. :p


I say change it.

:lol: that would be funny

[Lionheart1827]

It's not really changing the name, just making it so that people can go in here discuss Final Fantasy and other general stuff.

I have had ideas of changing the thread to something like "The Black Mage Village community gathering" and have a permanent Final Fantasy midi song playing in the background. Then I realised that would be both impossible and annoying. :p

:lol:

Cyan > all


just had to say it.

[DeusExMachina]

Do you guys want me to rename this thread the 'Final Fantasy community thread' so that you can discuss the above stuff more without breaking any rules? :p
That would be cool.

[MAthiAS]

I don't really think it matters what the thread is named... if you think its more appropriate to have 'community thread' in the title, so be it. It'd be a waste to talk strictly on topic. I said it before, after 500 pages most of what there is to be said about FF has been said.

[Shadows]

Cyan > no one
Fixed.

After all this time we've covered just about anything Final Fantasy-related. All we really do now is compare opinions on various aspects of the game, which often leads us to completely unrelated subjects. That being said, I don't think we were going off topic as much or as badly as people percieve.

[MAthiAS]

Yeah. This recent music discussion topic came from me talking about tabbing Final Fantasy music.

On that note, can we at least think of an uber thread name?

[Liberi Fatali]

On that note, can we at least think of an uber thread name?
Sure thing, just make 'em good and FF related and I'll change the thread title to it.

[Spectrum]

I approve of the thread title change.

[Lionheart1827]

Yeah. This recent music discussion topic came from me talking about tabbing Final Fantasy music.

On that note, can we at least think of an uber thread name?


We should name it something like the ff airship or something.:thumb:

Mathias I dont know if you saw my last post but did you get your pod yet?:thumb:

EDIT-Nevermind :D

[MAthiAS]

There's so many possible names... every sweet town, a few song names would fit, airships, etc. Though I guess it should be something common to all the FFs.

Yeah, I can't wait til I get it though... its so hard to write working non-direct harmonies without recording.

And I'm realizing that Tactics definitely has the most well thought out story of any FF. Just the way its presented, its similar to that of VII's but more involved. There's no comic relief either, which is cool. I think politicians should be required to play it and then write a thesis on it before they can be put into any office.

[FlyingPaul_83]

There's so many possible names... every sweet town, a few song names would fit, airships, etc. Though I guess it should be something common to all the FFs.

Yeah, I can't wait til I get it though... its so hard to write working non-direct harmonies without recording.

And I'm realizing that Tactics definitely has the most well thought out story of any FF. Just the way its presented, its similar to that of VII's but more involved. There's no comic relief either, which is cool. I think politicians should be required to play it and then write a thesis on it before they can be put into any office.

:lol: I agree :lol:

I like how it's rarely funny ( like when Ramza orders Worker 8 to kill mustadio :lol: ), and how it gives you a sense that there is an actual war going on, but it's very confusing :(.

how about The Black Mage Gathering thread or something?

[Liberi Fatali]

Well post up suggestions guys, and then whichever one is the most popular I'll change it to.

Bran Bal, The Soulless Community Thread
The Black Mage Village watering hole
The farplane

I'm sure you can all think of better thread names. :-/

[FlyingPaul_83]

http://thor.mirtna.org/oddities/lookalikes/pics/tidus-01.jpg
http://thor.mirtna.org/oddities/lookalikes/pics/zell-02.jpg

:lol:

[MAthiAS]

Nice finds. :lol:

Black Mages Sac Pit
Temple of the Ancients
Ninja Editors HQ Featuring Chaos Blade Baseball

[manuscriptreplica]

Tidus and Meg Ryan look frightengly similar

[DeusExMachina]

Well post up suggestions guys, and then whichever one is the most popular I'll change it to.

Bran Bal, The Soulless Community Thread
The Black Mage Village watering hole
The farplane

I'm sure you can all think of better thread names. :-/
I like that one.

Also, something that would work with pretty much all FF's would be a reference to Highwind. I don't know what yet though. But, Community thread works fine too.

[FlyingPaul_83]

Nobuo Fanboys discussion thread :lol:

The Farplane is kinda cool.

[Lionheart1827]

How about Cid's Airship?

Hes in like every FF.:thumb:

[Pop music sucks]

How about Cid's Airship?

Hes in like every FF.:thumb:Does your PC version of VII run good on XP?

[Kingofdudes]

Nobuo Fanboys discussion thread :lol:
Thats any thread I post in:cool:

[Lionheart1827]

Does your PC version of VII run good on XP?

It runs perfectly. The problem with FF7 and 8 on the pc concerns modern graphics cards. A lot of cards make the game look all gridlocked graphically during the pre-rendered areas, battles are usually perfect though. If you go to that Qhimm site, and go to the forum you can probably find a thread about it.

The game was created around much older graphics cards and the newer graphics cards tend to mess with the old graphics coding, especially when you add anti-aliasing or anistropic filtering. Makes me MAD.:thumb:

Update: I just checked the forum again and there seems to be a FF7 High resolution patch that one of the users are making so the game can run in 1280X960. I'm not sure if this fixes the gridlock problem but its interesting nonetheless. Also, theres another user that has made a High Rez Cloud model, so instead of the "chibi" cloud on the world maps, you get the more realistic looking "battle" cloud, also a more detailed version of the "battle" cloud. It can be seen here:

http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=3203&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

(mods I'll edit that link if you dont like the idea of me linking to that forum)

You guys should definately check out that forum if you own or plan on owning the PC versions of those two games, those guys over there have done some really great things.

[Pop music sucks]

Interesting patches.

I just asked since you have XP and PCVII.

I already browsed on the FAQ's a bit, but not much.

[red barchetta]

hooray for the namechange :) (late, i know)

[MAthiAS]

hooray for the namechange :) (late, i know)
What new name do you like though? I know you're just itching for some Chaos Blade Baseball man.

[red barchetta]

What new name do you like though? I know you're just itching for some Chaos Blade Baseball man.
hmm.... how about...

give me a moment. i'll edit in my suggestion.

EDIT: hmm.. this is harder than i thought. much harder than renaming the dream theater thread...

[Brew]

'sup thread.

The new name sucks at the moment, I can't think of anything better though right now :(

The Community Thread of the Ancients?
The Great Northern Community Thread?
Midgar - Now Known as the Final Fantasy Community Thread?

[red barchetta]

how about Community de Final Fantasy, like the chocobo songs (eg. cinco de chocobo)?

[Brew]

Fiddle de Chocobo :lol:

Community de Final Fantasy sounds good though.

[MAthiAS]

I like.

Or something using spelling like J-E-N-O-V-A.

[Liberi Fatali]

I like.

Or something using spelling like J-E-N-O-V-A. F-I-N-A-L F-A-N-T-A-S-Y C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y? :p

'Matoya's Cave - The Final Fantasy hideout'

EDIT: Make some more suggestions and I'll make a poll out of the best ones later on today.

[Lionheart1827]

The FF Airship:thumb:

[MAthiAS]

Ninja Editors HQ Featuring Chaos Blade Baseball
The Black Mage Village watering hole

Definitely should be in the poll as well.

[Lord Abortion]

how about "MX Garden"
or "MX chocobo stable"?

[MAthiAS]

Garden one's okay. Don't really like the other.

[crag]

whats going on here, are we naming the thread or something?

[MAthiAS]

No we're naming Tifa's tits.

[Lord Abortion]

whats going on here, are we naming the thread or something?
No Crag, we're invading Poland.

Wow, two sarcastic responses for the price of one!

[crag]

ok, that was a dumb question to ask.


er............ how about .....Tifa's 7th Heaven?:upset:

[FlyingPaul_83]

Sector 7 slums :cool:

[MAthiAS]

Is there some name given to the fiery meeting place thingy in Cosmo Canyon? Not the Gi Cave. Its on the first screen. If so, that. If not, make a name for it.

[Lord Abortion]

Is there some name given to the fiery meeting place thingy in Cosmo Canyon? Not the Gi Cave. Its on the first screen. If so, that. If not, make a name for it.
Cosmo candle?

[FlyingPaul_83]

Very difficult poll.


Thats any thread I post in :cool:

:cool:

[MAthiAS]

Tough poll, I'm going to have to think about it for a while. Left out the Cosmo one though :upset:

So I just tabbed Who Are You, doing Off The Edge Of Despair Now. This stuff is so fun to do by ear.

[FlyingPaul_83]

I've narrowed it down to choices 1,4,7, and 9.


So I just tabbed Who Are You, doing Off The Edge Of Despair Now. This stuff is so fun to do by ear.

I wish I could do that :upset: If I can figure out the first note, then maybe I can figure out some of the song.

My ears suck :upset:

[DeusExMachina]

Will this poll be here forever?

/voted for the Black Mage Village Watering Hole

[MAthiAS]

I've narrowed it down to choices 1,4,7, and 9.




I wish I could do that :upset: If I can figure out the first note, then maybe I can figure out some of the song.

My ears suck :upset:
Start by singing a major scale along with your guitar. I usually figure stuff out by singing the notes individually, one at a time, unless there's a common pattern and I can just follow the scale for the most part.

Start with some simple punk stuff too.

[FlyingPaul_83]

Went with Sector 7 slums.


Start by singing a major scale along with your guitar. I usually figure stuff out by singing the notes individually, one at a time, unless there's a common pattern and I can just follow the scale for the most part.

Start with some simple punk stuff too.


you mean like say the notes aloud while your playing the note on the scale? or hum the note while playing the note on guitar?

[Lionheart1827]

you mean like say the notes aloud while your playing the note on the scale? or hum the note while playing the note on guitar?

I usually hum it, thats how I figured out how to play Breezy from FFVIII when I bought my very first guitar.:thumb:

[Shadows]

I haven't voted. Honestly, I don't care for any of those, but it doesn't matter anyhow.

[MAthiAS]

Went with Sector 7 slums.





you mean like say the notes aloud while your playing the note on the scale? or hum the note while playing the note on guitar?
If it helps you to sing the note, that's cool. I prefer to sing as opposed to hum but I can go higher humming. I think singing is more accurate for me and as a guitarist its just a good idea to be able to sing to make yourself as versatile as possible.

I usually sing vowel sounds as well as singing the notes. Also play and think about intervals. http://www.guitarknowledgenet.com/ has a really good ear trainer for intervals as well.

Also playing piano has helped me a lot with this because my teacher has me sing everything; lyrics, notes, and rhythm.

[Shadows]

Voted Ninja Editors, etc.

I don't know what the hell it is, but it sounded funny.

[MAthiAS]

Woot that's mine. Secks me?

[Pop music sucks]

Sector 7 Slums!

I ordered PC FFVII and FFVII soundtrack, I'm gonna patch the PC version up, then exchange all the FFVII midi's for .wav's. Since I read on the Qhimm forums that there's a problem with looping .mp3's.

[Brew]

The FFVII soundtrack is brilliant.

I think its the best thing I've ever downloaded :)

I can't choose between choice 2, 4 or 6 for the thread title :(

Edit: I voted for The Black Mage Village Watering Hole.

[red barchetta]

/votes for chocobo paradise.

[Turkish]

I <3 the Sector 7 Slums one, but the Madain Sari one is awesome too.

[Liberi Fatali]

Looks like The Black Mage village one and Sector 7 slums are early leaders.

/gives it another day or two

[Turkish]

dang, I should've voted for the Madain Sari one.

[Happy]

It's either the Ninjas or the Madain sari one...
Ninjas it is.

[Lord Abortion]

/votes for the slums...

[-Listy-]

The slums one doesnt sound right to me, went with Madain Sari.

[andyhainey]

had to go with the farplane :D

[Happy]

I love how the Ninja one is second.

[fatbandit]

Can someone explain the relevance of the ninja one to the thread? :lol:

People aren't going to be able to find the thread if it has a stupid name... :/

:smash:

[-Listy-]

I would have voted the Black mages one, but watering hole? Cmon.. :lol:

[Brew]

The Black Mages Circle of Fire?

[Chrysostom]

Temple Of The Ancients has the best 'ring' to it. Plus it makes us all sound knowledgable. Which we are.

[Chrysostom]

I would have voted the Black mages one, but watering hole? Cmon.. :lol:

Why not just the Black Mage Village? If that had been an option I have voted for that.

Or what about "Quan's Dwelling"?

[Happy]

Temple Of The Ancients has the best 'ring' to it. Plus it makes us all sound knowledgable. Which we are.
Wouldn't be so sure. I know I'm not, especially when it comes to earlier FFs

[Chrysostom]

Wouldn't be so sure. I know I'm not, especially when it comes to earlier FFs

I guess that applies to me too.

[Lord Abortion]

Wouldn't be so sure. I know I'm not, especially when it comes to earlier FFs
True, true.
Same here, atually.

[fatbandit]

We can pretend...

:smash:

[MAthiAS]

Can someone explain the relevance of the ninja one to the thread? :lol:

People aren't going to be able to find the thread if it has a stupid name... :/

:smash:
People don't seem to have a problem finding the Dream Theater thread...

Ninjas are from Tactics. For a while ninja editting struck me as common in this thread. HQ is from the Shinra HQ of VII. Chaos Blades are also from Tactics, and since ninjas use the throw skill, we play baseball with them.

[fatbandit]

Perfect relevance...

What's the Dream Theater thread called?

:smash:

[MAthiAS]

MXtropolis Pt 2 Thread From A Memory

[Lionheart1827]

Ah, the FF thread should be like Level 255.

I dont remember where I read it or if its true, but I was reading that 255 was the highest value they could use in the games and if converted it equalled "FF"

But nobody would know that anyway.:thumb:

[Chrysostom]

MXtropolis Pt 2 Thread From A Memory

:lol: Quality stuff.

[MAthiAS]

Ah, the FF thread should be like Level 255.

I dont remember where I read it or if its true, but I was reading that 255 was the highest value they could use in the games and if converted it equalled "FF"
Converted like how?

255 is the highest number for all that stuff because 256 is the limit for a byte, so they can store information of 255 on a single byte.

[Lionheart1827]

Converted like how?

255 is the highest number for all that stuff because 256 is the limit for a byte, so they can store information of 255 on a single byte.

I'm not really sure, I read it like 4 or 5 years ago, thats all I really remember.:thumb:

[Otherside]

Sorry to take away from all name discussion, but I'm in need of the second FFVII disc(talking about isos here), and emuparadise isn't working :'(

Does anyone have it?

[DeusExMachina]

Hexidecimal coding. It's base 16, as opposed to our base 10. So, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, A, B, C, D, E, F. Kind of like the card values in FFIX. Anyways, that's the language that the games are coded in, and the highest two digit value (FF) is equal to 255 when converted to base 10.

Edit: In reference to the whole 255 = FF thingie.

Edit the Second: Come on, guys! The Black Mages one is the best, it references the music aspect, and isn't targeted at a single game (unlike the Sector 7 Slums one).

[MAthiAS]

I think we should eliminate the crappy ones that got one or two votes and poll again.

[Leper Affinity]

I say take the two higher ones and have a showdown.

I don't really care about the music aspect. If I want music I'll listen to a CD. I play FF because it's a fun game. Ninja Editors is just fusty walrusin' hilarious.

[FlyingPaul_83]

I think we should eliminate the crappy ones that got one or two votes and poll again.


I agree.

oh and If someone modifies the black mage one to something cooler than the watering hole, then I'll change my vote to that one.

[Liberi Fatali]

Alrite I'll delete this poll and put up a new poll featuring the four most popular, later tonight. Hopefully the FFVII nubs won't take over and just vote for Sector 7 slums, as it doesn't really reference any other FF games. :(

Oh and how about just 'The Black Mage Village'. I think that'd be the best name for it, Black Mages feature heavily in the Final Fantasy games. The Black Mage Village is also a good representative of this thread being that it is kind of tucked away in the forums, just like the village in IX. Plus it also encompasses the music side of things with The Black Mages being an FF cover band.

Personally if I sawa thread called 'Ninja Editors HQ Featuring Chaos Blade Baseball' I'd have no idea what the hell goes on in it. But most people would associate Black Mages with Final Fantasy, or at least RPG games.

[FlyingPaul_83]

The Black Mage village is good.

post 4444 :)

EDIT: something happened, maybe a thread got deleted that I posted in?
meh, who cares.

[manuscriptreplica]

It should be a name (like the Black Mage Village) with Final Fantasy on the end, so if it was something random like 'Ninja Editors HQ Featuring Chaos Blade Baseball' on the end, people could still recognise it is a final fantasy thread. If i didnt play IX i wouldn't know what the black mages were, because I've never played the old ones.

[MAthiAS]

I was always under the impression that whatever was picked would have (Final Fantasy) on the end.

[FlyingPaul_83]

I was always under the impression that whatever was picked would have (Final Fantasy) on the end.


Same here.

This I what I thought it waa going to be like:

The Black Mage Village (Final Fantasy)

[Liberi Fatali]

That's the plan.

[infinate_ammo]

The thread title needs to have reference to Tifa's hooters.

[-Listy-]

How about Seventh Heaven :p

[infinate_ammo]

How abotu Tifa's Hootie Mcgooties

[red barchetta]

It should be a name (like the Black Mage Village) with Final Fantasy on the end, so if it was something random like 'Ninja Editors HQ Featuring Chaos Blade Baseball' on the end, people could still recognise it is a final fantasy thread. If i didnt play IX i wouldn't know what the black mages were, because I've never played the old ones.
hence the reason why my one (community de final fantasy) is best :amaze:

[crag]

How about Seventh Heaven :p
i said that:upset:


i went with Sector 7 Slums

[Happy]

How abotu Tifa's Hootie Mcgooties
hahaha. If that was an option there'd probably be a few votes for that.

[-Listy-]

i said that:upset:


i went with Sector 7 Slums
Ah sorry :(

Darn, thought i had something good there.

[MAthiAS]

We can add on a reference in the Ninja one =p

[red barchetta]

Liberi, can you just make a poll out of the thread titles that have reference to all the ffs (ie. dont include sector 7 slums etc.)? i think that'll be better.

[andyhainey]

does anybody know when the votes are going to be counted?

[Chrysostom]

Oh and how about just 'The Black Mage Village'.

Wait, wait, wait. So, I suggest that name, and my post gets ignored, and yet when Liberi suggests it, everyone registers his post? Unbelievable.

[DeusExMachina]

Wait, wait, wait. So, I suggest that name, and my post gets ignored, and yet when Liberi suggests it, everyone registers his post? Unbelievable.
Pwned. Although I'm pretty sure I liked it the first time I saw it. Whatev.

I for one like the watering hole bit. Different strokes, I guess.

[MAthiAS]

Liberi, can you just make a poll out of the thread titles that have reference to all the ffs (ie. dont include sector 7 slums etc.)? i think that'll be better.
That would cut out the majority of the names lol.

[Liberi Fatali]

Liberi, can you just make a poll out of the thread titles that have reference to all the ffs (ie. dont include sector 7 slums etc.)? i think that'll be better.
Sector 7 slums is so popular that I really have to include it in the final poll, the name's that encompass the whole series didn't even get many votes. I'll just choose the most popular ones for the final poll.

does anybody know when the votes are going to be counted?
I have to wait until I talk to Jim later tonight so that he can delete this poll and I can make the new one.

Wait, wait, wait. So, I suggest that name, and my post gets ignored, and yet when Liberi suggests it, everyone registers his post? Unbelievable.
Err, originally The Black Mage Village didn't recieve any positive feedback so I didn't include it in the poll. Whilst one or two people said they liked the watering hole name. I'm not trying to steal your credit.

[andyhainey]

good, tell me when the posts are going to be added up :thumb:

and can any1 give me the ff11 thread? i cant find it

[Lord Abortion]

I still don't understand the Ninja editors thing...:(

[DeusExMachina]

good, tell me when the posts are going to be added up :thumb:

and can any1 give me the ff11 thread? i cant find it
There's a link in the first post.

[Shadows]

I still don't understand the Ninja editors thing...:(
Please, put on a pot of tea. We'll discuss it over some fine, elegant crumpets.

[Lionheart1827]

Please, put on a pot of tea. We'll discuss it over some fine, elegant crumpets.

What is a crumpet anyway?:thumb:

[Spectrum]

What is a crumpet anyway?:thumb:
A biscuit, really, but much, much more English.

[Lionheart1827]

A biscuit, really, but much, much more English.

Oh. Does the english make it better?:thumb:

[Spectrum]

Not sure, never really had crumpets. I've had scones, and those are quite good when made right and served with English Breakfast tea. Mmmm...

[Lionheart1827]

Not sure, never really had crumpets. I've had scones, and those are quite good when made right and served with English Breakfast tea. Mmmm...

yes they are.:p

hey look its october 27th, I'm 19.:thumb:

back on topic

so uh yeah, how awesome would it be if there was a REAL casino called the Blackjack and it looked like an airship.:thumb:

[infinate_ammo]

Welcome to being 19, all those names for the thread are 100% lame.

[Liberi Fatali]

Welcome to being 19, all those names for the thread are 100% lame.
You think of a better one then.

[infinate_ammo]

The official Final Fantasy thread, no gimmicky name required.

[Liberi Fatali]

The official Final Fantasy thread, no gimmicky name required.
The people asked for a change.

Alrite the finals poll is up, remember people don't just vote for Sector 7 slums because it was in your favourite Final Fantasy, VII. Vote for the most suitable thread name.

[infinate_ammo]

I'm just curious to know what is that Ninja one from?

[Adam Jones is GOD]

yes they are.:p

hey look its october 27th, I'm 19.:thumb:

back on topic

so uh yeah, how awesome would it be if there was a REAL casino called the Blackjack and it looked like an airship.:thumb:

Sup birthday sharer. 20 today.

Anyway, FF related, anyone have trouble finding FF9 for sale anywhere? I was looking for it out of curiosity, but I realise nowhere sells it, not even online. Or am I just unlucky with searching?

[infinate_ammo]

The game isn't sold anymore, very hard to find a new copy.

[Brew]

I started a new game of FFIX the other day :)

Are any PS1 games sold new anymore?

Edit: I got the first vote in the new poll :cool:

[red barchetta]

Sup birthday sharer. 20 today.

Anyway, FF related, anyone have trouble finding FF9 for sale anywhere? I was looking for it out of curiosity, but I realise nowhere sells it, not even online. Or am I just unlucky with searching?
amazon marketplace? thats where i got my ff7

EDIT: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004Y57G/qid=1130412646/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-7730078-8207006?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846

i cant believe the Ninja Editors got in the final poll :lol:

[crag]

me thinks the only way you can get ps1 games these days is through 2nd hand:upset:

[fatbandit]

Liberi, is that Justin Timberlake in your avatar? :p

:smash:

[MAthiAS]

The people asked for a change.

Alrite the finals poll is up, remember people don't just vote for Sector 7 slums because it was in your favourite Final Fantasy, VII. Vote for the most suitable thread name.
Why not just make it a rule to vote for Black Mage Village then?:p

[red barchetta]

Why not just make it a rule to vote for Black Mage Village then?:p
yeah, why include it if it isnt suitable :p

[infinate_ammo]

Was Balamb Garden ever an option?

[Lionheart1827]

Sup birthday sharer. 20 today.

:chug:

Try the Amazon "used and new" section.:thumb:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004Y57G/qid=1130416511/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-8755105-2860027?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846

17.98 new^

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=50009839&spf=1&sp=1

14.99^

http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ5263515QQprZ3045

several choices ^

[DeusExMachina]

yes they are.:p

hey look its october 27th, I'm 19.:thumb:

back on topic

so uh yeah, how awesome would it be if there was a REAL casino called the Blackjack and it looked like an airship.:thumb:
Happy birthday! I turned 18 twenty days ago.

/voted for Black Mage Village.

[Liberi Fatali]

Liberi, is that Justin Timberlake in your avatar? :p

:smash:
How dare you accuse me of such a thing. :p

Nah the guy is John Martyn, he's a singer/songwriter from Scotland.

Why not just make it a rule to vote for Black Mage Village then?:p
I may be biased but I'm still fair.

/edits the poll votes >_>

[Chrysostom]

Were FF4, FF5 and FF6 ever released on the PS? I remember my cousin got a PS compilation that had them on, but I think his was a "chipped" PS.

[MAthiAS]

Yeah they were. V and VI were in Anthology, IV was in Chronicles with Chrono Trigger.

[Brew]

In England we got VI by itself with a demo of FFX, then FF Anthology was IV and V.

[Happy]

Heyyyyy, the Ninja thing got through :D me votes.
/Is late

[Chrysostom]

In England we got VI by itself with a demo of FFX, then FF Anthology was IV and V.

Excellent. Are Anthology and VI still available?

[IAJP]

Sector 7 slums but of course!

[Brew]

Excellent. Are Anthology and VI still available?

They should be available 2nd hand, I'm not sure about brand new.

[FlyingPaul_83]

Went with Black Mage Village :)

I bought my copy of FFIX like a year ago and i think they still have a used version where I bought it.

[Brew]

I got FFIX on my 13th birthday which was 4 years ago...I completed it for the 1st time early this year.

[-Listy-]

I just watched Advent Children, i wish it was longer :(

[Happy]

I just watched Advent Children, i wish it was longer :(
:( all this talk makes me want to see it even more :(

[Chrysostom]

I just watched Advent Children, i wish it was longer :(

Agreed.

[andyhainey]

DUUUUUUUUUDES!!!! ff11 came for me through the post 2day and my dad agreed to sign me up for it :D whats everyones username?

[red barchetta]

DUUUUUUUUUDES!!!! ff11 came for me through the post 2day and my dad agreed to sign me up for it :D whats everyones username?
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385230

bump this thread by asking these people :thumb:

I want that game so much... :upset:

[Happy]

I want that game so much... :upset:
Me too. Parents won't let me, they think i won't pay the £8 a month.

[Chrysostom]

Is FFXII going to be online?

[crag]

Me too. Parents won't let me, they think i won't pay the £8 a month.
me three, but its just another reason for me to stay indoors which my mum is getting sick of:upset:

Is FFXII going to be online?
not that i know of

[Happy]

me three, but its just another reason for me to stay indoors which my mum is getting sick of:upset:

Yeah my parents hate me staying in all day too, I think I was an accident.

[spitfirejunky]

FFXII is reviving some of the "gothness" of FFVIII and Vagrant Story. I loved those two games to death, so seeing some of that again would please me to no end.

[Happy]

I never did complete Vagrant Story, I'ts a brilliant game, I love it but I never had time for it.

[Chrysostom]

FFXII is reviving some of the "gothness" of FFVIII and Vagrant Story. I loved those two games to death, so seeing some of that again would please me to no end.

Eh? Where abouts in FF8 was there gothicness?

[Chrysostom]

not that i know of

This pleases me.

[spitfirejunky]

Succession of Witches, witch's attire, Squall's clothing, dark moods, etc.

Not particularly goth, but I hope you get the picture.

[spitfirejunky]

I never did complete Vagrant Story, I'ts a brilliant game, I love it but I never had time for it.

It's never too late. :)

[crag]

hm, i need to borrow 8 from my friend soon

[Happy]

It's never too late. :)
True. I'll dig it out sometime.

[Chrysostom]

Succession of Witches, witch's attire, Squall's clothing, dark moods, etc.

Not particularly goth, but I hope you get the picture.

I suspected you were talking about the witches. So, I guess I can see what you're getting at. 'Dark atmosphere' might have been a better phrase though.

[spitfirejunky]

I suspected you were talking about the witches. So, I guess I can see what you're getting at. 'Dark atmosphere' might have been a better phrase though.

Perhaps.

[Happy]

hm, i need to borrow 8 from my friend soon
If he doesn't let you borrow it, i could always mail it to you, providing you live in England and send it back :)

[crag]

If he doesn't let you borrow it, i could always mail it to you, providing you live in England and send it back :)
i live in Scotland:) and as much as i appreciate your generous offer there are 2 flaws in the plan

A. he'll let me borrow it whether he likes it or not
B. if you did send me it the chances of it being returned are VERY slim

[Happy]

i live in Scotland:) and as much as i appreciate your generous offer there are 2 flaws in the plan

A. he'll let me borrow it whether he likes it or not
B. if you did send me it the chances of it being returned are VERY slim
oic. You're a thief?

[Liberi Fatali]

In England we got VI by itself with a demo of FFX, then FF Anthology was IV and V.
Haha I remember the only reason why I bought VI was because it came with that demo, luckily for me it turned out to be one of my favourite Final Fantasy games (VI not X).

FFXII is reviving some of the "gothness" of FFVIII and Vagrant Story. I loved those two games to death, so seeing some of that again would please me to no end.
That's good to hear, after having the overly chirpy Final Fantasy X and X-2 it will be a nice change to have it go for a more dark feeling.

I personally wouldn't object to a bit of the futuristic feeling making a return as well (esque VII and VIII).

/gets assaulted with rocks

[DeusExMachina]

I personally wouldn't object to a bit of the futuristic feeling making a return as well (esque VII and VIII).

/gets assaulted with rocks
I actually agree. The futuristic bit can work quite well, especially when fused with fantasy (FFVI, FFVII).

[Happy]

Just as long as it's not OTT futuristic FFX-2 laser style fighting eh?

[Chrysostom]

I personally wouldn't object to a bit of the futuristic feeling making a return as well (esque VII and VIII).

I might be wrong, but I think that's in there.

[Liberi Fatali]

I might be wrong, but I think that's in there.
Are you sure? :|

From all the videos or screenshots I've seen they seem pretty unfuturistic, although my memory might be a bit shoddy.

/looks back over old trailers of XII

[-Listy-]

I never did complete Vagrant Story, I'ts a brilliant game, I love it but I never had time for it.
Same, it was pretty cool, but never got round to finishing it.

[DeusExMachina]

I've never played Vagrant Story... :upset:

We've got a tie in the polls! Someone should break it (by voting Black Mage Village!)

[Brooxy]

Anyone seen this yet? My mate gave me a (subtitled) copy, and it's awesome. Millions of times better than spirits within. But that sucked. So what do you guys think of it? Or at least, who else has seen it?

[Gnarmageddon]

I watched a few minutes of it on my friend's laptop the other day. He said he got it from Limewire.

It looked amazing.

[MAthiAS]

How can XII be a return to the 'gothic' style with another Tidus as the main character...

[Ramsey]

I saw it, its pretty awesome. If you're a fan of the series, you'll like it, but if you don't know anything about FF7 then you'll be clueless. (but the pictures are pretty!)

[Happy]

I've never played Vagrant Story... :upset:

We've got a tie in the polls! Someone should break it (by voting Black Mage Village!)
nah 7 people need to vote for The Ninja.

[MAthiAS]

No more AC talk please.

[Happy]

No more AC talk please.
It was moved into this thread.

[Mister_Che]

I think what put me off of Vagrant Story was the visual style. It looked good, but the colors seemed a little drab. I like the battle system though.

[Happy]

I liked the comic book style of it, the way they spoke.

[FatalEnergy]

Wow....for some reason I never saw this thread before.

Anyway, on topic. The Vagrant Story was set up was pretty cool

[MAthiAS]

Wow....for some reason I never saw this thread before.

Whats up man? Ninjas for pres.

[Happy]

Whats up man? Ninjas for pres.
123. Ninjas for teh win.

[Spectrum]

123. Ninjas for teh win.
123. Ninjas for god.

[Jimothy the 33rd]

go Ninjas
go Ninjas
if you don't vote for them..
they'll kill you in your sleep
(you don't have to pass this on to ten people to save yourself, just vote)

[Spectrum]

I actually voted Ninjas... well, we do enjoy Ninja Edits, or at least I do...

[Happy]

go Ninjas
go Ninjas
if you don't vote for them..
they'll kill you in your sleep
(you don't have to pass this on to ten people to save yourself, just vote)
Should I be proud to know this crackpot in real life?

[Spectrum]

Should I be proud to know this crackpot in real life?
lawl his postcount is 123 he agreez!!!!1!!!1`

/me = should be shot

[Happy]

lawl his postcount is 123 he agreez!!!!1!!!1`

/me = should be shot
He was actually just saying that to me on MSN :lol:

[Jimothy the 33rd]

Of course you should be proud to know me.. errm. honest.
I was gonna say should everybody be agreeing with me since it was my 123rd post
/me = should be shot also

[Happy]

Sure thing champ.

[fatbandit]

I just voted Ninja Editors too, for all the good it'll do :p

:smash:

[Happy]

If it wins will they seriously re-name the thread this?

[MAthiAS]

If it wins will they seriously re-name the thread this?
They damn well better or there'll be hell to pay.

[Happy]

They damn well better or there'll be hell to pay.
Angry emails?

[MAthiAS]

I'm thinking more along the lines of murder.

[Happy]

I'm thinking more along the lines of murder.
Oh, that works also.

[MAthiAS]

Convienently so, I would say.

[FatalEnergy]

I'm on that. Ninja time.

My FFIX 1st disc has a scratch

/cries

[spitfirejunky]

I was thinking OmniThread or Thread of Ancients or something else a bit more profound than Sector 7 slums or Black Mage Village.

[MAthiAS]

I was thinking OmniThread or Thread of Ancients or something else a bit more profound than Sector 7 slums or Black Mage Village.
Sector 7 Slums blows, but yours are the polar opposites of profoundness and wit.